Mr. Daud Abdi Daud is prominent Somali journalist and he was born in 1982 in Mogadishu, Somalia.
When he was graduated from his high school namedly Mogadishu Boarding
School based in Mogadishu, Somalia in 2000, he started to work as
journalist because it was his hoppy and created his own newspaper called
Daryeel in the end of 2000 till 2007.During his work periods he was the deputy director of radio Abudwaak based in Cabudwak district in Galgaduud region and he was also worked for radio Shabelle based in Mogadishu as correspondent in 2004-2007 in Galgaduud region of Central Somali regions.
Mr. Daud played a vital role in the journalism field and his other work experiences are; he was the founder as well as first executive director of the Somali Journalist Rights Agency (SOJRA), co-founder of the National Association of Somali Science and Environmental Journalists (NASSEJ) and he was instrumental in the creation of the Somali Coalition for Freedom of Expression (SOCFEX).
Mr. Daud is well experienced journalist who has had the following training opportunities;
1. 19th–23rd February, 2007 Certificate of Training of Trainers cource (TOT) Training on HIV/AIDS Stigma and Discrimination Reduction, IEC Development and use. Hosted by Somali Redcross Society (SRCS) in collaboration with International Federation of Redcross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) as well as South and Central AIDS Commision (SCAC).
2. 15th-16th July, 2008 Certificate of Peace Journalism Workshop which was held in Nairobi,kenya, hosted by a Somali newspaper called National Post and funded by U.S. Embassy in Nairobi,kenya.
3. November-December, 2008 Certificate of Training cource on Ethicks of Journalism and Modern Radio Reporting which was held in Nairobi,kenya and hosted by Somali Caolition for Freedom of Expression (SOCFEX) and funded by International Media Support (IMS).
4. 22nd-26th June, 2009 Certificate of Training on an Inter-ethnic and Conflict which was held in Nairobi,kenya, hosted by Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) in collaboration with UNESCO and Commonwealth Foundation.
Finally Mr. Daud Abdi Daud is currently the Secretary General of the National Association of Somali Science and Environmental Journalist (NASSEJ) and he is a member of the Arab Science Journalists Association (ASJA ) and a Correspondent of New science Journalism as well as he is active blogger on most popular social media websites such as Space for Change in Africa (www.kabissa.org), Climate Change Media Partnership and wired journalists